Why is March 12 called Arbor Day?

March 12 is the anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's death. Mr. Zhongshan attached great importance to forestry construction before his death. Shortly after the establishment of the Nanjing government of the Republic of China, where he was the interim president, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was established in May 19 12, and the State Forestry Administration was headed by the Forest Department. 191410/In June, the first forestry law in China's modern history was promulgated, and in July, 19 15, the government designated Tomb-Sweeping Day as Arbor Day every year.

In February, the 6th meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee passed a resolution to designate March 12 as China Arbor Day. The significance of this resolution lies in mobilizing the people of all ethnic groups in China to actively plant trees and speeding up the greening of the motherland and various forestry construction. Our country designated the date of Sun Yat-sen's death as Arbor Day, also to commemorate Sun Yat-sen's great achievements, symbolizing that his unfinished wish will be realized in new China and will be better realized. At the initiative of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted a resolution on launching a nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign. 1990 March 12, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of four stamps for "greening the motherland" again. The first stamp is "voluntary tree planting by the whole people".

Arbor Day was first established in modern times in Nebraska, USA. In April 1872, 10, Morton put forward the proposal of establishing strong regulation at a meeting held by the Nebraska Landscape Architecture Association. The state adopted Morton's suggestion, designated April 10 as the state's Arbor Day, and issued the world's first Arbor Day stamp in 1932, showing two children planting trees.

According to United Nations statistics, Arbor Day has been established in more than 50 countries in the world. Due to different national conditions and geographical locations, the names and times of Arbor Day are different in different countries, such as Arbor Day and Greening Week in Japan. Israel calls it "the new year of trees"; Myanmar is called "Tree Planting Month"; Yugoslavia is called "Tree Planting Week"; Iceland is called "Student Arbor Day"; India is called National Arbor Day; France is called "National Tree Day"; Canada is called "Forest Week".

Some countries celebrate Arbor Day every month in1February:

Jordan Arbor Day 65438+ 10/5;

Arbor Day in Spain is February1;

Arbor Day in Iraq is March 6th;

Every year in France, March is the legal "Tree Planting Month", and the end of the month is the "Arbor Day", and the national greening day reaches its climax;

Arbor Day in North Korea is April 6th; April and 10 are "tree planting months";

Arbor Day in Australia is the first Friday in May.

Venezuela decided in 1905 that May 23rd of each year is Arbor Day;

Arbor Day in Finland is June 24th;

Mexico 1954 stipulates that the rainy season from June to September every year is Arbor Day;

Arbor Day in India is the first week of July;

Arbor Day in Pakistan is August 9th;

Arbor Day in the Philippines has a history of more than 70 years. They designate the second Saturday of September as Arbor Day every year.

Arbor Day in Thailand is September 24th. (It's also National Day)

The arbor day in Cuba is 10 year 10 month10;

British Arbor Day is165438+1October 6th to12;

Italy decided in 1898 that165438+1October 2 1 is the annual Arbor Day;

Arbor Day in Syria is the last Thursday of June+February in 5438.

Senegal is the country with the longest Arbor Day in the world. As soon as the rainy season arrives, it began to plant trees all over the country for half a year.